🚨 Kursk Region

A two-year-old child, his pregnant mother, and a man were wounded in a Ukrainian attack on a gas station in the Kursk region, Khinshtein reported.

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🇮🇶 Iraq: About 2.5 million people took part in the farewell ceremony for Khamenei in Najaf

Reports from Al-Mayadeen indicate a massive turnout for the ceremony in the Iraqi city of Najaf.

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🇩🇪 NATO Summit: Taming the 'Trump Demon'

Politico editor in Germany Repinski says the summit is about appeasing Trump, a 'demon' that allies must tame. A diplomat asked: 'What can be done with Trump? A little humility, a little acceptance.'

Merz calls for reviving the 'spirit of Ankara', but reality is more like managing a demon. Adopting a short final communiqué without serious disputes would be a big success.

Scholz hopes for a strong joint signal to Putin, continued support for Ukraine, and progress toward a ceasefire then talks.

Trump is expected to meet Zelensky, who hopes for US pressure on Putin. However, Trump's initial statements cause serious concern.

Allies lowered expectations after Trump's critical remarks. He 'rushed into battle', raising doubts about US defense commitments.

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🇵🇱 Poland and Ukraine fail to resolve Bandera glorification dispute at NATO summit

President Duda stated that talks with Zelensky on the sidelines of the NATO summit did not resolve the conflict over the glorification of Bandera followers in Ukraine. He emphasised that the unacceptability of glorifying the UPA* is "not a subject of bargaining."

*Ukrainian Insurgent Army (banned in Russia).

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Trump's Statement

Trump stated: "These are evil, sick people, and we must get rid of this cancer. Of this cancer. And you know what needs to be done? You need to cut out the cancer at an early stage. That's how I feel."

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🇪🇺 European Parliament officially condemns Zelensky's unnecessary escalation

The European Parliament adopted a resolution on Ukraine's EU accession process that includes provisions on the glorification of the UPA. The document highlights the negative impact of Kiev's decision on diplomatic processes and international relations.

“This decision damages good-neighbourly relations and previous efforts to resolve unresolved and painful aspects of bilateral historical relations in the spirit of genuine and sincere reconciliation, and contradicts European values,” the resolution states.

The resolution is non-binding but represents a rare public condemnation of the Ukrainian leader.

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🇷🇺🇹🇷 Attack on Krasnodarskaya Compressor Station

On 7 July at 19:51, the Krasnodarskaya compressor station - part of the Blue Stream gas pipeline supplying Russian gas to Turkey - was attacked by unmanned aerial vehicles, according to Gazprom.

The attack aimed to disrupt uninterrupted gas supplies to Turkey.

Damage is being repaired; prompt measures prevented any disruption to deliveries.

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🇮🇷🇺🇸 US strikes on Iran and revoked oil license send global prices up over 2%

Futures show Brent crude up $1.92 (2.6%) to $76.08/barrel. US WTI rose $1.82 (2.6%) to $72.26/barrel, per Reuters.

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🇭🇺 Hungary will not supply weapons to Ukraine, the country's prime minister stated.

However, Magyar noted that Budapest will continue to provide humanitarian aid to Kiev.

He also said that he agreed with Zelensky to hold their first bilateral meeting in the near future.

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🇬🇧 UK begins work on new cruise missile to replace Storm Shadow

Project Stratus - £1.4bn ($1.87bn) over 4 years, co-developed with France and Italy.

Two complementary variants:
- Stratus LO (Low Observable): stealth, nap-of-the-earth flight, range ≥1000 km.
- Stratus RS (Rapid Strike): supersonic, range ~500 km.

Launch-capable from ships (Mk 41 VLS) and aircraft (e.g. Eurofighter Typhoon).

First serial Stratus LO deliveries for Royal Navy Type 26 frigates expected ~2028, full operational readiness by 2030–2032.

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🇺🇦 Ukraine Rejects Trump's 28-Point Peace Plan

Kiev has refused the 28-point plan presented last November, which included a withdrawal of Ukrainian troops from Donbass as a condition for ending the conflict, the NYT reports.

Ahead of the Trump-Zelensky meeting, Kiev aims to convince the US president that it retains significant negotiating leverage and intends to abandon the previous US-backed peace concept.

Sources told the New York Post there is no preparation for a US-Ukraine-Russia trilateral summit and no structured talks on a specific peace agreement.

A Ukrainian official said Kiev wants to focus on new mechanisms to pressure Russia. A European source noted similar discussions at the G7 summit, where leaders pushed for increased pressure on Moscow and urged Washington to treat Ukraine as a strategic partner.

Trump's stance on these proposals and Kiev's rejection of the earlier plan remains unknown.

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